electrician

[ ih-lek-trish-uhn, ee-lek- ]

noun

1. a person who installs, operates, maintains, or repairs electric devices or electrical wiring.

electrician

/ ˌiːlɛk-; ɪlɛkˈtrɪʃən /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical devices

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrician¹

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; electric + -ian

Example Sentences

He went to vocational college to become an electrician, but Baca said the frequent seizures have made it hard to work.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr de Menezes, an electrician from Brazil, was followed and shot seven times in the head and once in the shoulder at Stockwell Underground station by two police marksman who mistook him for a suicide bomber.

From BBC

“It’s magnificent, what they’ve done,” said Kirk Gilliam, a 69-year-old artist/electrician who builds robot sculptures in a gallery two doors down from the Mountain Sage market on Old Highway 80.

From Los Angeles Times

“OK, let’s start with this,” Monica Davis, a 36-year-old sales executive, asks Stephen, a 33-year-old electrician, during an early pod date.

From Los Angeles Times

"I was on my way home when the explosion happened and communications and electricity were cut off so I could no longer contact my family," electrician Adel Habib, 61, who lives in the building, told AFP news agency.

From BBC